Former Philadelphia 76ers star Dikembe Mutombo is one of the best defenders in the history of the NBA. Mutombo won Defensive Player of the Year four times in his career and blocked 2.8 shots per game ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- NBA legend and basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is receiving treatment for a brain tumor in Atlanta, the league announced Saturday. The 56-year-old former shot-blocking ...

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a shared skill among former NBA stars who played from 1991 to 2009. Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. After all, they saw the original up ...

Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo may not have gotten permission from Dikembe Mutombo to use the retired shot-blocking star's finger-wag celebration, but Mutombo says Biyombo "really doesn't need ...

It’s only a matter of time before San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year and oddsmakers ...

On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the Philadelphia 76ers will pay tribute to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, when they take on the Boston Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center.

Basketball Hall of Famer and eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 following a battle with brain cancer. Mutombo, who grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but ...